This is my first geeklist so any constructive criticism and/or advice is welcome!!

I was hoping to put a list together of 2-Player card games that are capable of being played multiple times and staying interesting with a single purchase. I know this may be a rare thing because I'm not looking for LCG's or CCG's, unless you believe that a core set alone can do the job!! Any genre is fine!

This is one I like. It's a free print-and-play. I think it succedes in transferring an area control feel from its "parent-game", Web of power. It can take too long with players who are prone to AP though.

This is almost certainly a "zero-purchase" two-player game for everyone -- more useful links here. FWIW, I introduced it to my g/f (a cribbage enthusiast for many decades) a couple of years ago and she thinks it's great -- it's taken over from Lost Cities as her favourite two-player card game.

Dan Verssen has designed numerous card games over the years, some of which are solitaire, but a good many of them are 2-player. I suggest checking out his designer page here at BGG and having a look at the games list. Unfortunately, many of them are out-of-print, but sometimes he updates or reprints games. His company website: www.DVG.com

I'm surprised that I didn't see Hemloch on the list yet. This is a, awesome, must have game! The new second edition will be available in April. This game is from the same designer as Omen: A Reign of War (also awesome) and Irondale (never played).

I just recently received this game in a trade bundled with another game I really wanted, and it really surprised me. We had a lot of fun with it. Easy to teach and learn. I was impressed with how much of the game of American football was incorporated into the rules. Much trash talk ensued between my opponent and I. I am strongly considering picking up the expansion teams now.

This one is great fun for two. My wife likes it, and you don't need a huge amount of football knowledge to play it. As a matter of fact, the play diagrams in the back of the rulebook were very helpful in teaching her some of the plays she was not familiar with, which made her an even tougher opponent as she started to study the cards and make predictions about what defense I would call based on down and distance, then call plays that gave her the most dice against those play calls. Pretty soon we were up and running in a tight game that was a blast! This one is good fun!

Although a board is essential to this game, the use of the cards are what will determine success or failure. This may or may not be considered a 'card game', but it is certainly card-dependent. We enjoy this in our home quite a bit. It has luck, but can still be controlled by the players decisions.

This is a deck-builder. It is a unique take on the Dominion type of deck-builder. No expansions are necessary to enjoy this game, it comes with enough card variety to stand on it's own for a good while. We really like this card game because of the interesting variety of ways one can accumulate points to win.

This is a brand new game that will be released at Essen Spiel'2012. It is a tactical/strategy card game made up of only 54 cards and nothing else. If you like some abstract thinking, this is perfect. At Spiel'2012, it will be available for only 5€.

This is a perfect 2-6 player game where you try to build your own space station. The game spans 6 years (rounds) where you try to build the most complete station, and at the same time protecting it against your opponent(s). It is right now in production and the new edition will be available at Essen Spiel'2012.

Two player card game with deck-building mechanics, so many different decks may be built. Even playing with the same decks over and over will result in very different games due to the order in which cards appear (I've played hundreds of demostration games with basically the same decks and that's my experience).Also, throughout the years promoting the game and doing demonstrations I've met now and then someone who told me this was his best 2 player purchase.